ENGINEER, QUALITY - AEROSPACE

Summary

Responsible for Quality Assurance activities at the Valcor Engineering Corp., performing specialized, complex and involved assignments of a Quality engineering nature.

About the role

Performing specialized, complex and involved assignments of a Quality engineering nature having to do with development and administration of quality control procedures and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that the company’s products conform to all specifications and customer requirements
• Direct/oversee activities associated with maintaining all company certifications, and all external agency approvals such as AS9100D and ISO9001 certifications, NADCAP.
• Oversee configuration management, and quality assurance processes
• Serve as the interface with customers and vendors on quality related topics
• Perform root cause analysis (8D,5 Whys) of identified issues and identify appropriate corrective and preventive action
• Participate in cross-functional teams in the investigation and elimination of causes of quality problems and verify effectiveness on corrective actions (Corrective Action Board)
• Interface directly with customers to provide the best customer quality experience
• Perform audits as required to assure compliance with regulatory, customer, and internal requirements
• Review and assure compliance with customer blueprints, specifications and other technical and quality system documents including Purchase Orders
• Work closely with Product and Manufacturing engineering, Manufacturing and inspection personnel on procedural problems involving design, methods, tooling, costs and other areas involved in control of product quality
• Review and approve component and final products FAI’s
• Support in-process product reviews
• Oversee critical testing and inspection procedures and coordinate inspections with customers and inspectors; analyze and document results
• Investigate customer complaints on product quality and work closely with customer’s representatives to resolve problems
• Evaluate, develop and maintain activities required to audit quality effectiveness, including the planning and execution of programs of audits; procedure audits; quality-systems audits, and product audits

Requirements

• 4 year technical degree or equivalent, prefer Mechanical Engineering
• 4-8 years experience in various phases of Quality Assurance or equivalent in Aerospace, Defense, or Nuclear Power generation environments
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; composing written reports and other communications
• Superior analytical skills, capable of using current computer analysis tools (Microsoft Office, plus others applicable programs)

Education and Skills

• All candidates must meet the US persons criteria

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health savings account
• A 401(k) savings plan
• Long term disability coverage
• Life and accident insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Vacation and PTO time off
• Paid holidays
• Bereavement leave
• Any applicable federal and state sick leave
• Recognition program